9/27/2008

Deadheat Radio on Viva - noon!

Short notice but if you're on the internets at noon Saturday 9/27 be sure to catch my Viva Radio debut -- Deadheat No. 1. And if you missed it, check the archive anytime at www.viva-radio.com/deadheat or tune in every Saturday at noon for another hour of brand new jams.

9/22/2008

Tito Puente

Tito Puente, The Complete 78s Vol. 1 (Fania 2008)Disappeared for a bit there, been busy getting a radio show up and running for Viva that should debut in the next week or so (stay tuned for details). Let's get back to it with a very cool couple of discs that Giant Step and Fania hooked me up with -- the first time on CD for some of the dozens of 78s that mambo giant Tito Puente released from 1949-1955.

Jacques Renault + Emperor Machine

9/10/2008

Disc-O-Tech

Had to make a trip up to my old stomping grounds of Astoria yesterday and when I ducked into a thrift store to get out of a nasty rainstorm I found Motown Disc-O-Tech #2 [1975] -- pretty good sequel to my Super Bad post down below. Especially love G.C. Cameron's acoustic-guitar funky shuffle and faux-Curtis vox. And Willie Hutch sounding like he hijacked Timmy Thomas' drum machine. Everybody Disc-O.

9/09/2008

Alisha + Bananarama

P.S. Tradeb1t has a new interface it looks like, no more direct links ... click on the green box on the download page and it should still work ... if not let me know. (Update: Added some Divshare players, click through to download the trax.)

9/01/2008

Super Bad Is Back

Best K-Tel ever? I'm thinkin' yeah .... about five more great ones on here that I passed up cause they're more well known (Lyn Collins "Think," Curtis "Future Shock" etc etc). Enjoy the late-summer funk while I enjoy a week at the beach. And remember to catch DEADHEAT this Thursday 9/4 at Bowery Electric with Grotto of Miracles + special guest(s).